C
I was born a love child of the '70s
C
Touched down at Sacred Heart
C
Three boys in a treehouse family
G
Saw the lights from the reservoir
C
Mamma told me angels are watching us
C
In a green Volkswagen van
C
In the cities of hippies and angels
G
Just singing along to a Amy Grant
[Pre CHORUS]
F C F C
There was money in my pocket Shoes on my feet
F C G
But I always felt like the one black sheep
F C F C
There was food on the table, a place to sleep
F C G
But there's no rest for the one black sheep
[CHORUS]
Singing
C
Ooh ooh ooh, ay
C
Ooh ooh ooh, ay
F C
Won't somebody tell me
G
What's wrong with me?
[D PEAT CHORUS]
[VERSE 2]
C
Packed up in Eugene, Oregon
C
Amtrak wearin' soccer cleats
C
Headed south to California
G
Conference player of the week
C
But at night I dreamed of Graceland
C
Stealing my friend Kyle's guitar
C
On the racquetball courts playing
G
Songs for homeless broken hearts
[Pre CHORUS 2]
F C
There was money in my pocket
F C
Shoes on my feet
F C G
But I always felt like the one black sheep
F C
Got a good education
F C
On Hobart Street
F C G
But there's no books on the one black sheep
[D PEAT CHORUS] x2
[VERSE 3]
C
Two dropouts headed eastbound
C
Chevy truck with no A/C
C
Star light, Fort Kearney Campground
G
Said why not Tennessee?
C
Got fire in my bones, boy
C
Got words to say
C
Lord knows I'm not home
G
But I'm on my way with
[Pre CHORUS 3]
F C
Money in my pocket
F C
Shoes on my feet
F C G
But I still feel like the one black sheep
F C
Got these 3 guitar chords
F C
And the road under my feet
F C G
But there's no place for the one black sheep
[Repeat CHORUS] x 2
F C G C
'Cause there's no rest for the one black sheep
